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Vijay Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC14 Jan 2015CR. MISC./40365/2014

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What is this about?

The High Court of Patna released the petitioner, Vijay Manjhi, on bail in a case under Section 304B IPC following allegations of dowry death. The mother's report claimed he killed his wife and consigned the body to a well, though the report also noted contradictory information.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner released on bail by furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties.

Vijay Manjhi Vs The State Of Bihar — Cheque Dishonour | Patna HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40365 of 2014

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -13 Year- 2014 Thana -DHARHARA District- MUNGER ====================================================== Vijay Manjhi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ambika Bhagat For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kr.Tiwary(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE DHARNIDHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 14-01-2015 Heard. The petitioner is the husband and he has been charged for being tried for an offence under Section 304B etc IPC. The information was lodged by the mother of the deceased Rudali Devi who was married to the petitioner and was living undisputedly in his house. The report itself indicated that the mother of the deceased was informed that her daughter had fallen in the well and had died of drowning but the informant alleged that she learnt that the present petitioner had killed her daughter and had consigned the dead body in the well.

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It is very much noted down in the rejection order itself that some paragraphs of the case diary, which included the statement of the brother of the lady also, indicated as if the lady had accidentally fallen into the well while she was returning home

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40365 of 2014 (2) dt.14-01-2015

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after attending to call of nature and the petitioner in order to save her also jumped into it. Both were salvaged from the well. A few witnesses during trial also appear not supporting the charges and stated on facts regarding the defence of the petitioner.

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Let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Amrit Lal Yadav, Adhoc Additional District & Sessions Judge-VIII, Munger in Dharahara P.S.Case No.13 of 2014/ SC.No.512 of 2014.

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(Dharnidhar Jha, J)

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B.Kr./-Kanth.

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